The Committee on Catalogue, Registration and Entrance addressed issues concerning admissions, the school calendar, the status of incoming students, and the format and preparation of the annual catalogue. The committee succeeded the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance. The documents in this record group consist of correspondence and minutes concerning committee meetings and discuss such topics as the admission of individual students, standards of admission, and the format and preparation of the annual catalogue.

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Restrictions:

Yes, some files in this collection are restricted. Please contact the Archives and Manuscripts Department for more information.

Preferred citation:

Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance records, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.

Status:

This collection is PROCESSED.

Historical Note

In May 1930, the former Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance became the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance. Like its predecessor groups, this committee of deans and professors focused its attention on issues concerning admission, the school calendar, the status of incoming students, and the format and preparation of the annual catalog. W. B. Kemp, Professor of Genetics and Engineering, chaired the committee, while Alma H. Preinkert, Assistant Registrar, served as secretary.

In the fall of 1935, the committee split into three groups. Dr. Kemp chaired a committee on Curricula, former member Professor H. F. Cotterman led a committee on Entrance, and former member Dean C. O. Appleman headed a committee on Educational Standards.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance consist of typed minutes and correspondence relating to meetings from 1930 to 1935, concerning topics of admission of individual students, standards of admission, and the format and preparation of the annual catalogue.

NOTE: After consultation with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, these records have been closed for a period of 75 years

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

The records of the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, Entrance were transferred to the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries by the Office of Admissions and Registration in 1976.

Processing Information

The records were separated from the record group entitled Committee on Faculty which consisted of the records on the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and College Entrance, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance, and the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance. After the removal of paper clips and staples, the records were placed in acid-free folders and stored in an acid-free box.

Encoded by:

EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Dan Schwartz, April 2006 and Elizabeth A. McAllister, June 2006. Edited by Malissa Ruffner, December 2008.

Arrangement of Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Minutes and Correspondence, 1930-1935 (0.25 linear inches)

This series consists of minutes and related correspondence of meetings from 1930 to 1935 covering various topics such as entrance requirements for admissions, the format of the annual catalogue, and the decisions concerning the admission of individual students. These materials have been arranged chronologically with related correspondence interfiled with the minutes. NOTE: After consultation with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, these records have been closed for a period of 75 years.

Description

Series

Box / Reel

Folder / Frame

Minutes and correspondence, 1930-1935 [Restricted]

series 1

box 1

folder 1

Related Material

The University of Maryland also maintains minutes and correspondence of the two groups which preceded the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance: the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and College Entrance (1918-1920) and the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance (1920-1930).

For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.

Selected Search Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.

Subjects

Catalogs, College

University of Maryland, College Park -- Admission -- History -- Sources

University of Maryland, College Park -- Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance -- Archives

University of Maryland, College Park -- Entrance requirements -- History -- Sources